Senior Catie Isham (above) rolled an ankle in her match becoming the third Cardinal starter to go down in a busy week of tennis action.
Coach Katie Johnson’s Cardinals have slowly, steadily worked each year to close the gap with strong tennis squads like St Stephens/St Agnes. One thing that complicates the progress is the injury bug. That dilemma hit Bishop Ireton with a pair of starters out with illness before senior Catie Isham rolled an ankle and was forced to retire in the 6-1 setback at St Stephens on Wednesday.
“We played very competitively, particularly in light of the issues with health coming into the match” said the Ireton head coach. “Losing Catie was just bad luck for us.”
Ireton did manage to snare a win at the number 2 doubles, where seniors Alexandra Bowers and Kellen Phillips earned the Cardinals lone victory.
Cardinals return to action on Thursday when the redbirds host St Mary’s Ryken at Wakefield Park, start time is 4pm.
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